Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Today, we're turning our sights on some color inspiration. Some of you will love it, some of you will hate it. Either way, we want to see the beautiful creations you make with it.

This week's challenge is "Use Orange".

***REMEMBER:
All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A
challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday November 2, 2012. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE042 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please
make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday
challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are
participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

This week, our "Orange" theme may make you think about Halloween, but our Design Team is here to show you the versatility and year-round appeal of this great color:

Caroli
has been hoarding these Imaginisce paper and diecuts since early this year. She says it almost hurt her heart to have to cut into it..."orange" you glad she did?

Haven also inked up an orange layout, using leftovers from an animal cracker paper stack that she bought last year and used for a scrapbook album....the very one in this layout! She also pulled the wild orange ribbon and orange cardstock from her stash for this one.

Stephanie doctored up her layout with Bo Bunny Grease papers she's had for almost two years....and it didn't even put a dent in her stash!

Marjolaine found an unfinished mini album project in her stash and returned to finish it up after a year. We probably all have one or two unfinished projects in our stash!

Danielle pulled out all her Bella Blvd leftovers and picked out the orange pieces. Then, she used those pieces to showcase her National pride, with a layout about Holland's littlest and most adorable soccer fan...Go Holland!

Victoria made this super adorable card using an orange garage sale find from over a year ago and two un-inked stamps. Super cute!

And, not to forget the upcoming "Orange" holiday, here's some Halloween inspiration too:

Cathy put her scissors to work cutting out these cool labels from some Halloween themed paper stacks she bought last year and never used. The black twine is also a forgotten treasure from her stash.

Heather pulled out some leftover scraps from her Halloween projects last year, as well as some barely used orange embossing powder. The bow also came from....somewhere....and was rescued from her "spare" pile to complete this card.

Tess found this bewitching un-inked stamp in her collection, along with an un-inked sentiment to match. And that was after she blew the dust and cobwebs off her orange cardstock.

Finally, Tammy shows us orange can put us in the Christmas spirit too. She pulled almost everything out of her stash for this one, including those chipboard snowflakes that were then covered with orange glitter for our color challenge.

It's your turn! Show us your orange and Use It!!

Tips for linking:

On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.

No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact
project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy
the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below.
If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The kids have gone back to school, the leaves are turning all shades of beautiful reds, yellow and orange and that crisp promise of winter is in the air. This week, please make a project that is "All About Fall".

***REMEMBER:
All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A
challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday October 19, 2012. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE041 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please
make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday
challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are
participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is a little inspiration to get you started:

Cathy is getting in the groove for Canadian Thanksgiving with this beauty using a Tim Holtz seasonal paper stash she bought for her thanksgiving cards LAST year. How lucky for our challenge today that those cards didn't get made a year ago!

Stephanie made a fall-themed ATC for us today, using scraps from her stash and some ribbon and distress inks from her stash.

Caroli lives where the Fall season almost slips by un-noticed, but that didn't stop her from creating this adorable layout using a picture from last autumn. She also used her 2-year-old Echo Park paper.

Marjolaine had about 60 Fall embellishments in her collection, so she set to work creating invitations, napkin holders, and name badges for a perfectly festive Fall gathering. She even had some left to make a Fall-themed garland.

Danielle pulled some MME papers and Fall diecuts out of her stash to create this beautiful Fall-themed layout. Even the picture has been waiting for this day...it's almost 7 years old now!

Haven brought us the bright and beautiful colors of Fall with this gorgeous layout. Practically everything came from her stash, from the papers to the hand-me-down flowers to the drying up ink pads.

Victoria also accessed her stash to put this cutie together. From uninked stamps, to bits of washi tape and hoarded craft string....it all came together for a perfectly delightful card anyone would "fall" for.

Tammy used her hoarded MME "Allspice" paper to create this gorgeous thank you card. In addiction, the diecuts were from a swap she participated in over a year ago.

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

Tips for linking:

On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.

No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact
project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy
the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below.
If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Welcome!

Hey you...the one that likes to buy crafty things and not use them. Yeah, you know who you are. :) Come dust off your stash and play with us the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month! Our challenges are open to anyone, anywhere who has product of any kind! Can't wait for you to join in the fun!